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Extreme rainfall has brought flooding to Auckland, with loss of life and significant damage to property leading to a state of emergency being declared.
Continue readingHeavy rain has battered Malaysia, resulting in flooding which has caused severe damage and displacement. The most-affected states include Johor, Sabah, and Pahang. Tens of thousands of people had to flee their homes due to the flooding.
Continue readingOn the back of a historic drought, deadly storms have brought incessant rainfall to California, inundating much of the state’s coastline, farmland and valleys. The widespread flooding has killed at least 20 people and more than 200,000 businesses and homes were left without power.
Continue readingEx-Tropical Cyclone Ellie caused havoc in Western Australia as it bought heavy rain and damaging wind to the region, cutting off towns, forcing road closures and transforming areas of the landscape into an inland sea. Over 200 people have been evacuated so far from the desert town of Fitzroy Crossing.
Continue readingHurricane Ian, one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes in US history, hit Florida on 28 September 2022 and made its second US landfall two days later in South Carolina. The death toll passed 110 and is expected to keep rising, whilst 700,000 homes and businesses remained without power four days later in Florida alone. The residents of Florida and the Carolinas are facing a recovery that is expected to cost billions of dollars.
Continue readingOne of the biggest storms to hit Japan in decades, super typhoon Nanmadol triggered landslides and brought record-breaking rain to south-west Japan. Two people have died and 90 were left injured, whilst nine million people were told to evacuate their homes.
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